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Protagonist – the chief character in the novel, now
almost synonymous with ‘hero’ or ‘heroine’, who may
be locked in a struggle with the antagonist.
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Circumlocution - words and descriptions which take
roundabout ways of approaching or hinting at a
subject rather than addressing it directly, either for
comic or ironic effect, or to avoid embarrassing topics.
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Centre of consciousness - technique of telling the story
wholly or chiefly from the point of view of one
individual, though the narrative is still third-person.
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Theme – the abstract subject of a literary work: its
central idea or ideas.
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Aphorism - a generally accepted truth or principle
expressed in a short and pithy sentence.
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Authorial intervention - a moment in a narrative when
the narrator ‘talks’ directly to the reader.
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Irony - saying one thing while you mean another
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